DEA Announces Plan to Limit Production of Opioids
DEA Announces Plan to Limit Production of Opioids
Civil Rights
Illinois AG Sues Bizarrely and Unabashedly Racist Bus Company Suburban Express
Illinois bus company Suburban Express is facing a civil rights lawsuit after making a politically incorrect marketing pitch. State Attorney General Lisa Madigan launched the litigation, promising to put Suburban Express out of business for insulting Chinese students attending the University of Illinois. The Chicago Sun Times reports that the company touched off a ‘political
Chicago Settles, Gets Sanctioned in Police Shooting Lawsuit
The Chicago City Council is preparing to pay $2.3 million in response to a police shooting lawsuit which led to the resignation of a Law Department supervisor and the suspension of two deputies. The settlement, writes the Chicago Tribune, was reached in January. Only yesterday was the exact dollar amount made public, pending approval from
Trump Fumes After Personal Attorney Michael Cohen is Raided by FBI
A surprise raid on President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, is lending conservatives and the commander-in-chief a new rage. The raid, carried out by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has heightened tension between the White House and special counsel Robert Mueller. Paranoia growing, the president has taken to Twitter, once again damning the inquiries
Children Are Being Allowed to Make Life-Altering Court Decisions
Children Are Being Allowed to Make Life-Altering Court Decisions
Class Action Alleging Prisoner Mistreatment by Mississippi Department of Corrections Concludes Arguments
On Monday, attorneys presented their closing arguments in a case pitting prisoners against the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Filed in 2013, the five-week trial brings to a close Dockery, et. al. v. Hall, et. al., a class action suit alleging barbaric living conditions at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Meridian, Mississippi. Although a verdict’s
Boston Woman Files Civil Rights Suit Against City After Officers Killed Mentally Ill Son
A Boston woman whose mentally ill son was fatally shot by police officers is filing a federal civil rights suit against the city. The strange and tragic case has its roots in a 911 call placed out of concern. When Hope Coleman’s 31-year old son Terrence refused to come inside on a cold day, she
FBI Settles Lawsuit Filed By Long-time Agent Against Supervisors
FBI Settles Lawsuit Filed By Long-time Agent Against Supervisors
Wisconsin Pays $18m Settlement to Teenage Girl Who Attempted Suicide At Copper Lake
Following a series of lawsuits and allegations of severe misconduct at the Copper Lake School for Girls juvenile detention center, the state of Wisconsin agreed to pay former inmate Sydni Briggs nearly $20 million. The massive payout stems from a suicide attempt that nearly took Briggs’ life and left her permanently disabled. In 2015, Briggs
Baltimore Judge Rules That Keeping Transgender Teen Out of Boys’ Locker Room Is Discrimination
A Baltimore judge ruled that barring a transgender teen from using the boys’ locker room is tantamount to discrimination and “harms his health and well-being.” According to The Washington Post, Max Brennan – a transgender boy from Maryland’s Eastern Shore – was offered an unusual sort of accommodation. Brennan, per district policy, had to change